Hungarian architect Tamás Bene has designed a houseboat, which was informed by local fishing boats, as a holiday home on Lake Tisza for a young couple from Budapest.
Called Sneci, the floating summer home was designed specifically for its home on Lake Tisza ? a 7,000-hectare artificial reservoir and nature reserve that is home to a menagerie of wildlife including more than 100 different bird species.
Drawing on the vernacular of local fishing boats, the vessel's entire structure and cladding is made of aluminium, save for the roof, decking and rear wall, which are finished in heat-treated thermowood.
Above: Sneci's exterior wall is clad in thermowood. Top image: The houseboat features a double bed and kitchen
"Fishing boats have no particular designer ? each owner develops their boat according to their own ideas and needs," Bene told Dezeen. "Even though there is no underlying artistic concept, these objects have a rather scenic, bucolic character. I tried to relate to this by articulating only small, understated gestures in the boat's styling," he continued.
"In feedback from local fishermen and -women, there is no reflection about the object's design, they only express that it has a 'good ambience'. This is a good sign, I think, showing that we managed to create an unimposing object that fits in with the natural environment and is in harmony with its surroundings."
Two solar panels on the roof supply all the necessary electricity
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